Romney skipping GOP convention, joins list of presidents, leaders

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Romney skipping GOP convention, joins list of presidents, leaders​

Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney won't attend the Republican National Convention this summer, joining three previous nominees in skipping the event and underscoring the deep divide inside the GOP over Donald Trump becoming the party's standard-bearer.

An aide to Romney said Thursday that the former Massachusetts governor would not go, despite accepting the nomination at the convention four years ago.
With Trump as the party's presumptive nominee, whether to attend the convention has become the latest front in an internal party struggle over how to handle the billionaire businessman's role in the GOP.
A spokesman for former President George W. Bush said yesterday that he would not be attending and a spokesman for his former President George H.W. Bush said he would not attend either. Jeb Bush, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination, told CNN earlier this year that he would not attend the convention.
Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, announced last month he was skipping the convention. The only other living former Republican nominee, Bob Dole, will attend the convention, his spokeswoman told CNN.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who also serves as chairman of the Republican National Convention, encouraged fellow members of his party to attend. And a spokesman for former House Speaker John Boehner also said he would attend.
But Ryan said Thursday he wasn't quite ready to endorse Trump.
"I'm just not ready to do that at this point. I'm not there right now," the Wisconsin Republican told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview, making him the highest-level GOP official to reject Trump since the real estate mogul became the presumptive nominee.
RELATED: Republicans shouldn't skip party convention, Ryan says
Trump said Thursday he doesn't care if the former Republican nominees attend the convention.
"When I hear that they are going to sit it out, I think that's fine I don't care if they sit it out," Trump said on CNBC. "But I have tremendous support, in fact even politically you see that so many people are now coming out in support and we are going to have some people that aren't going to want to play the game and that's okay. I mean if they don't want to, I don't think it matters."
Trump has started efforts to unify the party, saying after he became the presumptive nominee Tuesday night, "This has been an amazing evening. ... I didn't expect it. And what Ted (Cruz) did is really a very brave thing to do and a great thing to do because we want to bring unity to the Republican Party. We have to bring unity."
Trump is also set to meet with his supporters in Congress soon.
But the party remains scarred and fractured as Republicans prepare to take on their likely Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/mitt-romney-skips-republican-convention/

This doesn't look god for the GOP in November.
 
Leonthecat said:
Must have been.
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Mr. Morrow is a Godly man, though, Brother Leon, judging by his posts.

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Guys who made a career of being insiders want to continue to be. This will only endeAR Trump to those who want a new way.
 
Celticguy said:
Guys who made a career of being insiders want to continue to be. This will only endeAR Trump to those who want a new way.
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Let's face it; anything Trump does or says - even if it's the opposite of what he did or said yesterday - will endear him to "those who want a new way". :rofl2:

If he shat on the floor and told you it was "Trump fudge", you'd lap it up and say it was delicious.

Don't lie.
 
Leonthecat said:
Romney skipping GOP convention, joins list of presidents, leaders​

Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney won't attend the Republican National Convention this summer, joining three previous nominees in skipping the event and underscoring the deep divide inside the GOP over Donald Trump becoming the party's standard-bearer.

An aide to Romney said Thursday that the former Massachusetts governor would not go, despite accepting the nomination at the convention four years ago.
With Trump as the party's presumptive nominee, whether to attend the convention has become the latest front in an internal party struggle over how to handle the billionaire businessman's role in the GOP.
A spokesman for former President George W. Bush said yesterday that he would not be attending and a spokesman for his former President George H.W. Bush said he would not attend either. Jeb Bush, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination, told CNN earlier this year that he would not attend the convention.
Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican nominee, announced last month he was skipping the convention. The only other living former Republican nominee, Bob Dole, will attend the convention, his spokeswoman told CNN.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who also serves as chairman of the Republican National Convention, encouraged fellow members of his party to attend. And a spokesman for former House Speaker John Boehner also said he would attend.
But Ryan said Thursday he wasn't quite ready to endorse Trump.
"I'm just not ready to do that at this point. I'm not there right now," the Wisconsin Republican told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview, making him the highest-level GOP official to reject Trump since the real estate mogul became the presumptive nominee.
RELATED: Republicans shouldn't skip party convention, Ryan says
Trump said Thursday he doesn't care if the former Republican nominees attend the convention.
"When I hear that they are going to sit it out, I think that's fine I don't care if they sit it out," Trump said on CNBC. "But I have tremendous support, in fact even politically you see that so many people are now coming out in support and we are going to have some people that aren't going to want to play the game and that's okay. I mean if they don't want to, I don't think it matters."
Trump has started efforts to unify the party, saying after he became the presumptive nominee Tuesday night, "This has been an amazing evening. ... I didn't expect it. And what Ted (Cruz) did is really a very brave thing to do and a great thing to do because we want to bring unity to the Republican Party. We have to bring unity."
Trump is also set to meet with his supporters in Congress soon.
But the party remains scarred and fractured as Republicans prepare to take on their likely Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/mitt-romney-skips-republican-convention/

This doesn't look god for the GOP in November.
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You mean Romney the two time loser
 
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